Yesterday, Arts Council England (ACE) published its report into the future of local libraries.
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With 10 days to go until the county council elections, Paul Whyatt assesses the library pledges of Derbyshire's four main political parties.ASKED to predict which manifesto pledge will secure the... Delete the scoop?
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Public sector cuts have led to a rise in the number of social enterprises running library services, but sustainability is a problem
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Meanwhile McCusker's experience is that a volunteers-based approach, "just won't work in deprived communities. Even in affluent areas I have heard examples where it takes 60 volunteers to keep a rural library open 21 hours a week. Volunteers are not free, they need support and co-ordination and many councils have found that the savings they imagined when taking this route have been far smaller than expected." Delete the scoop?
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I OWE a great deal to libraries and particularly the libraries of Portsmouth. Delete the scoop?
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Library closures in north-west London have cost nearly as much money as they have saved, an MP claims. Delete the scoop?
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Numbers of UK libraries as well as their visitors, income and the issuing of books and other materials fell last year, while voluntary library staff outnumbered their paid counterparts for the first time... Delete the scoop?
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Growing up in Accrington, Jeanette Winterson found refuge and inspiration in her local library. Delete the scoop?
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For almost 20 years, Dame Catherine Cookson was the most popular author in British libraries, with more copies of her novels borrowed than any other writer. Delete the scoop?
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YET more of the region’s libraries could be closed or have their opening hours cut after a consultation by a Yorkshire council on making its service “efficient and sustainable” was announced yesterday. Delete the scoop?
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The accounts and visitor books of Cambridge's libraries have been opened - and they make for worrying reading. Delete the scoop?
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Severe cuts are likely for Sheffield's service, and Islington says that all of its branches may face closure Delete the scoop?
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The final countdown to the transfer of community-run libraries across Dorset is underway as volunteers gear up to take over seven libraries. Following months Delete the scoop?
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The demolition of Birmingham's Central Library next year will leave a gaping hole in the city – despite the ostentatious new Library of Birmingham building, writes Bernadette McNulty. Delete the scoop?
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The Culture, Media and Sport select committee report into library closures has recommended that all those involved in providing the service - including local authorities, Arts Council England and the culture secretary - "need to work harder" to demonstrate that the service is still valued. It has also warned that turning libraries over to community-running can be "closures by stealth" if the communities are not given local authority support. Delete the scoop?
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